New Delhi: A week after a Qatar court commuted the death sentences of eight Indian ex-Navy personnel, the External Affairs ministry said that a 60-day window has opened to appeal the case in the highest court in Qatar.During a press briefing, the MEA spoksesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the legal team of the MEA has the court order, which is a confidential document.The newly appointed

Kathmandu: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday met Former Nepal Prime Ministers Sher Bahadur Deuba, K P Sharma Oli, Madhav Kumar Nepal and held discussions of the bilateral cooperation between the two countries."Pleased to meet former PM @SherBDeuba today. Discussed the progress in India-Nepal ties. Value his continued support of our growing engagement," the EAM wrote on ‘X’.

Dhaka: Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey, a senior diplomat of India, on Thursday assumed the position of Secretary General (SG) of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).He is the fourth SG of BIMSTEC and will remain its SG for a period of three years. He has succeeded Tenzin Lekphell of Bhutan.On his arrival in Dhaka earlier today, SG, Ambassador

Washington: The Iranian-backed Houthis launched an unmanned surface drone in the Red Sea, targeting commercial shipping lanes. This marks the first instance of the Houthis using such a weapon since the onset of their attacks on merchant vessels in the wake of the Gaza war, as reported by CNN.The US Navy commander in the region said that he saw no sign of the attacks abating.The Unmanned Surface

Tehran: The Islamic State on Thursday claimed responsibility for the bombing attack that killed 84 people in Kerman, Iran, on Wednesday, according to a post on the terror outfit’s official Telegram account, The New York Times reported.The group on its Telegram channel, called it a "dual martyrdom operation", describing how two terrorists approached a commemoration ceremony at the tomb of Major

Several reports, mainly on social media, had stated that 155 mm artillery shells, similar to those manufactured in India, had been used by UkraineNEW DELHI: India on Thursday dismissed reports that artillery shells made in the country had been supplied to Ukraine by a European nation, with external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal saying there had been no such exports.Several reports